Are you satisfied with your home Audio System?

[tomkatt]

I'm perfectly happy with my living room setup. Big open room floor plan for kitchen and living room and my Klipsches bump out the space really nicely. Live music and jazz in particular sound outstanding on it.

My office space has a set of Wharfedale Diamond 220s, and they're wonderful for the space, but I'm finding I really like it with just 2.0 instead of 2.1 in this room, which is making me sometimes regret not springing a bit more for the Diamond 225s.

 

[fpitas]

Over the years I finally became competent at crossovers and EQing. Along the way I gained a lot of respect for good speaker designers.

 

[Fahzz]

I'm satisfied.
I've acquired several items since finding this site. Allo Boss 2 Player, KEF R3's, Denon 3700 AVR, and a 2 channel Hypex power amp, all based on recommendations I've read here.
I'm "thrifty" (i.e. cheap) so total cost was maybe $3300 US and I'm probably done.
I don't consider myself an audiophile, but I like music a lot. I don't have a dedicated listening room, and my living room is far from ideal, plus I use hearing aids, so there's no point in investing more money into this habit. But I'm listening to LCD Sound System right now and they sound great. In fact, even The Young Rascals from 1967 sound amazing on this gear (not to mention Miles Davis et al from the 50's).
Just want to say thanks to Amir and all the other contributors who helped me spend my money wisely and fruitfully.

 

[Beershaun]

Yes on quality but no on convenience. They family enjoys listening to music on the various systems I have set up but don’t bother using them themselves because it’s more steps then just asking Alexa to “play xxx”

 

[NiagaraPete]

I said but… because what I have is sitting in boxes and needs to be installed.
I’m 2 weekends away from yes or no.

 

[olbobcat]

That's like asking me to quit dreaming.
No, but it does not offend me.

 

[MattHooper]

Am I satisfied with my music system?

Certainly in one sense: I'm more than happy - thrilled. Over the moon. Often gobsmacked.

Does that mean I'm done with my system? No. I like to play around. It's a hobby.

 

[Ken1951]

Love both our systems. Will only change out AVRs when needed, and an amp if my Adcom 555 dies in the main system. Otherwise, everything is fab!

 

[Ricardus]

Yes. Every one of them.

 

[DonH56]

Wow, it was 2016 when I posted about my system. since that time I have made major upgrades and am happy with it. Of course, I'll need new power amps one of these days, and still like a little bigger TV, but all in all I am happy with it.

Same problem now as then, not enough time to listen to/watch it! It's 8 pm here as I type and I am still working, awaiting a last test result so I can quit for the night.

 

[Scytales]

I had been "Yes but" for about thirteen years before I have been "Yes" since February 2021 thanks to new speakers.

 

[Rja4000]

I'm happy with my audio systems, yes.

Could do with some tuning on practical aspects on my main system (which happens to be the one that gets the less use), though.

Qobuz is a nice steaming service, although titles sometimes (too often, actually) disappear ftom the catalog for streaming.
Bluesound is nice to distribute music in the house. Roon requires a PC always on, and that's an additional constraint, so we do without it, even if I paid the license.

 

[Aerith Gainsborough]

Ok, it's been another year.

I'm still "satisfied" and haven't changed anything.

Same here. No changes since I last posted (damn, time flies).
Audio reproduction is a solved problem for me. At least until something breaks down.

 

[Sal1950]

I'll remain a Yes But probably forever.
There's always some little upgrade I'm looking at.
Plus there's always room for improvement.

 

[Pablo27]

I love my system but alas... I'm not satisfied. This audio game is a cruel mistress.

 

[ernestcarl]

I'm satisfied... but I am also always dreaming of the next upgrade. Not for any actual real reason -- I already have more than I need -- other than, really, to mainly satisfy a curiosity.

 

[Gringoaudio1]

I can always mess with it more but I am more than satisfied with what I have now.

Me too. Just bought a UMIK-1 and will soon find out what my 3 systems measure. It will not necessarily drive major system changes but will possibly educate me on what my preferences are.

 

[Bleib]

Yes but... I'd rather have floorstanders from Ino Audio for even cleaner audio plus better dynamics. It's however way too expensive at this point..

 

[Sal1950]

IMO, Being a true audiophile means always wondering if there is more detail on any particular recording to hear..
What am I missing is the question constantly at hand. LOL

 

[Chrispy]

Wow just added my vote to this old poll....am at the point where only failure will encourage more shopping. Have had some issues with my main avr recently and could be on the consumer hunt soon but first I'll do some teardown/analysis